Post on 02-Jan-2016
World War 1
Canadian Battles - YpresCCH2P / D
The Second Battle of Ypres
March 1915
Germans want revenge for their defeat in the First Battle of Ypres (1914)
Canadians first real battle
1st time gas is used
Second Battle of Ypres
Ypres Continued Canadians held their position for 5
days under constant gas and artillery attack until they are relieved by the British
Canadians earn a reputation as good fighters
Called ‘raw-necks’
Ypres Continued
Ypres Continued
Ypres Continued
Ypres Continued
2nd Battle of Ypres - overview
The second battle took place between April 22 - May 25, 1915. The Germans used a new weapon, gas. They used poisonous chlorine gas, it was heavier than air and flowed over the ground and into allied trenches. After five weeks of fighting the battle was going nowhere for either side, the Germans ended it. The Allies had 60,000 casualties, the Germans had a total of 35,000 casualties.